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Old 10-08-2008, 10:41 PM
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That's pretty cool. Good job on your bends. Those are killing me. I'm getting frustrated on figuring out bends.

Keep on the updates.
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That is looking bad ***! You really should buy a used Z06 cam and install it with all the effort you are going to. The stock LS1 cam is a total POS for turbocharging and will fall on its face on the top end.
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That is looking bad ***! You really should buy a used Z06 cam and install it with all the effort you are going to. The stock LS1 cam is a total POS for turbocharging and will fall on its face on the top end.
in due time, we just need to get it running for now. The 97-00 LS1 cam looked better than the 01-02 so we used that one. 15psi of boost It should be ok for now.

More updated pics on this are in the forced induction section..... Click the link in my signature.
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Old 11-15-2008, 02:26 AM
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Engine back in car and getting final assembly





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Old 11-15-2008, 03:32 PM
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I love the heater tubes. I was thinking of doing something like that as well. Good idea.
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Beginning and end of night and it turned over too


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Old 12-08-2008, 02:14 AM
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this thing should be alot of fun to drive whin its done , good luck
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Pics of the modified F-body shifter and where the waste gate is going


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Old 12-09-2008, 08:11 AM
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Very nice fab work. The headers and fuel tubing look great.
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Old 12-09-2008, 09:35 AM
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Congrats, this is my DREAM SWAP!! You could not have picked a better platform, except by putting a manual tranny back in. Your work is very nice and considering the hard costs are relatively low, you're setting this up for easy upgrades down the road!
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Great project.
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Hey pwrtrip, somehow managed to find this tread over here. Once again wicked work!!

Later
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Exelent build!
I dont like BMW origionally, but with a LS engine in, its starting to climb upp on my Like/Dislike car list...

Where did you get the flanges for engine and turbo?
Im wondering about TwinTurbo charge my Skyline R32 LS3 next winter, and I need to make the headers from scratch...
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Old 12-11-2008, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Morten_LS3_R32
Exelent build!
I dont like BMW origionally, but with a LS engine in, its starting to climb upp on my Like/Dislike car list...

Where did you get the flanges for engine and turbo?
Im wondering about TwinTurbo charge my Skyline R32 LS3 next winter, and I need to make the headers from scratch...
Had them laser cut at work
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looks good
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Vid...
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